RhymeZone Song Lyrics

About

RhymeZone Song Lyrics are parodies of actual song lyrics created with the online rhyming dictionary Rhymezone.^[1] Since first appearing on Tumblr, many users have confused the Rhymezone screen shots with Google search corrections due to their similar fonts. The lyrics will occasionally include screen shots of the italicized Google search corrections as well.

Origin

The rhyming dictionary RhymeZone was launched in 2000 that retrieves a series of rhymes for an entered word. As early as November 2011^[5], Tumblr users noted the absurd nature of some of the responses the site offers, with one poster noted finding “chronic obstructive pulmonary disease” as a rhyme result for “seas.” One of the first examples of RhymeZone being used in the context of lyrics appeared time prior to February 2012, when the now-deactivated Tumblr user wooskie^[2] recreated a Roses are Red poem used RhymeZone on the lines “sugar is sweet / and so are you.” As of March 2013, this post has gained nearly 60,000 notes.

Spread

On December 25th, 2012, Tumblr user canni8al^[6] posted an interpretation of the 1954 song by The Chordettes “Mr. Sandman,”^[7] which accrued slightly more than 600 notes as of March 2013. The blogger shared two more RhymeZone song lyric posts that month^[8]^[9] and each gained between 60 and 70 notes.

On February 14th, 2013 versustoday^[10] posted another rendition of the Roses are Red poem, adding in a layer of sexual innuendo and sparking new interest in RhymeZone parodies. In five weeks, this post gained more than 15,000 notes. On March 5th, 2010, the Tumblr blog TumblTrends2013^[11] reported on the amount of these posts in the Tumblr community, calling them Google song lyrics. As of March 25th, 2013, at least eight additional RhymeZone lyrics posts have since broken the 10,000 note mark.